"Liar" is the new "troll"

[Imran Siddiqui]

The 500 post rule was made to be broken.

WTF kind of argument is that?

Why don't you restart it?!

[KrazyHorse]

the reason I'm laughing as opposed to driving in my car on my way to Johns Hopkins

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come get some

[Imran Siddiqui]

The 500 post rule was made to be broken.

WTF kind of argument is that?

Why don't you restart it?!

[KrazyHorse]

Double posting lying bastard

[SpencerH]

So, what you're saying is that we should all pretend that Ben hasn't repeatedly lied. Give him the benifit of the doubt and all that.

Hmm. I have to admit it's possible that it may be more entertaining (for a while) if we all pretended that he was arguing in good faith, and responded in kind. I just don't think I can do it.

-Arrian

I cant say whether he is or isnt arguing in good faith (no pun intended). Any BK post becomes a dogpile within seconds so I lose all interest and leave.

Who knows whether it'll be entertaining but look at the thread titles now and compare them to what we had in years past. Soon all that will remain will be ka-ka poo-poo jokes.

[Asher]

I think you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. I appreciate a good flame war as much as the next person but what is happening here is just internet bullying and its detrimental to good threads.

Aeson and Ming were having an interesting and pertinent discussion that I would like to have commented on but guess what? Its closed cos of more of the same moronic ****.

Its really too much.

Hi.

Just curious. Lori explicitly said that thread was closed due to its 500 post marker as he closed it. You are now claiming it was closed for other reasons.

Was this an honest mistake, or...

[SpencerH]

WTF kind of argument is that?

Why don't you restart it?!

I think its up to Ming. It was pretty much an assault on his mod-ship.

[KrazyHorse]

BK posts become dogpiles because he has such a bad history. The dogpile on nikolai was funny because he wasn't reacting well to it, but wasn't "justified" in the same way that attacks on BK are (nikolai is often wrong and hardheaded, but not as astoundingly thick-skulled as BK)

[Krill]

The problem is that BK is ****ing retarded. You can't even argue with him, make a reasonable post, or even discuss, because he just lies constantly, misquotes and misrepresents what others post.

You can't deal with that **** and have an interesting conversation.

[Asher]

I cant say whether he is or isnt arguing in good faith (no pun intended). Any BK post becomes a dogpile within seconds so I lose all interest and leave.

But it's the most efficient system.

If we all formed an orderly queue to bash Ben, we'd never get around to everyone. He says incendiary things and things subsequently explode. Why the surprise?

[KrazyHorse]

Asher: 24 hours = 6 hours?

[Asher]

Asher: 24 hours = 6 hours?

You underestimate my smoothtalking skills.

A couple more PMs and Lori would be on a flight to TO with a box of condoms in his suitcase.

[Krill]

Standard practice nowadays, one would have thought.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The problem is that BK is ****ing retarded. You can't even argue with him, make a reasonable post, or even discuss, because he just lies constantly, misquotes and misrepresents what others post.

You can't deal with that **** and have an interesting conversation.

There is a reason that posters like che, Rufus, Arrian, etc. have called Ben a liar or someone who deliberately distorts history (ie, a nicer way of calling him a liar). It isn't some gang of miscreants. We are talking about everyone from the most respected posters down to newbies.

[KrazyHorse]

You underestimate my smoothtalking skills.

A couple more PMs and Lori would be on a flight to TO with a box of condoms in his suitcase.

You DanSed me you bastard. I was going to make this joke.